The talk at 4 p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m., both at Stearns Student Center Performance Space, are free for the public, but attendees are encouraged to reserve tickets.

Lea, from Duluth, Minnesota, tours full-time with her original songs and experimental take on fiddle music. At the talk, she will speak about her advocacy and her experience living with a congenital disorder known as brittle bone disease.

The events are part of Northern Vermont University’s Lecture and Arts Series, made possible in part by the Harriett M. Sherman Lecture Fund, the Lecture and Arts Endowment, Maret ’92 and Tad ’89 Asaro, Bourne’s Energy and Donald P. Blake Jr. Inc.